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Jackson Tourism Board Reports on Ski Town's Sustainable Future

January 21, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Crowds at Jackson's Wold Championship Snowmobile Hillclimb
With nearly 3 million annual visitors to Jackson Hole, community gathers to review progress of five-year tourism management plan.
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Forest Service Authorizes Controversial Crazy Mountain Land Swap

January 20, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

For nearly a century, the Crazy Mountains have been the site of heated access debates
A handful of conservation easements and deed restrictions are incorporated in the Forest Service’s final iteration of the East Crazy Inspiration Divide Land Exchange.
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Feeling Through Fire, Part 4: When the Fire Comes

January 15, 2025 // MoJo Special Series

The Bridger Foothills Fire of 2020 burned 8,000 acres and destroyed 68 structures north of Bozeman, Montana
In the conclusion to our four-part series, we look at the profound sense of loss wildfires can leave in their wake.
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Yellowstone and Grand Teton: What’s in a Timed Entry?

January 10, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Even with multiple entry points to Yellowstone, you can still hit bumper-to-bumper traffic
While some national parks are implementing a timed visitor entry to mitigate congestion, the nation’s first and its 18th are keeping it old school.
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The Daunting Challenges Facing Canada Lynx

January 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

The elusive, nocturnal and threatened Canada lynx
As a warming climate grips North America, the lynx remains threatened in the Lower 48. It could get worse.
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The Year of the Wolves

January 3, 2025 // FEATURE: History

The 1995 reintroduction of gray wolves, in the words of those who were there
Thirty years ago this month, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Today, the people who made it happen remember the mayhem and magic of one of the 20th century’s most controversial acts of ecosystem management.
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The Power of Storytelling

January 2, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

"Upper Yellowstone River" is one of six films produced as part of the Life in the Land series
A Montana filmmaker’s multimedia project highlights collaborative conservation work across the Treasure State. Will it have a ripple effect?       
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Follow the Light

December 31, 2024 // OPINION: Column

Looking ahead to 2025, embrace the light
Looking to 2025, columnist Susan Marsh writes that in the new year we should embrace the world with tenderness.
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Bison Restoration in Greater Yellowstone gets $3M Boost

December 19, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Bison on the move in Yellowstone National Park
The Eastern Shoshone Tribe in Wyoming will use the federal funding to expand bison habitat and research.
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To Honor Bear 399, Limit Traffic and Development

December 12, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

Grizzly Bear 399 (1996-2024)
Unchecked growth and exploding driving rates are endangering Greater Yellowstone’s wildlife. It’s time to take the crisis seriously.
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The Man Behind the Snowpack

December 3, 2024 // MoJo Interview

A snowman in his element with his dog Indy
Eric Larson knows how critical water is in the West. As winters get warmer, the snowpack data Larson and his colleagues collect may benefit everything from ranchers and climate scientists to reservoir managers and wildlife.
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The Halloween Forest

October 31, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

Spookiness in Yellowstone National Park
As the seasons change, life and death can blur illuminating the magic of nature in the pale moonlight of Halloween in Greater Yellowstone.
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The Mother We Shared: Reflections on the Life of Bear 399

October 30, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

Grizzly 399, Queen of the Tetons
An author and first responder weighs the magnitude of the impact 399 had on her enamored followers, and examines how we can bridge the gap for bears and other wildlife as we walk forward without the Queen of the Tetons.
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Hunters Should Recognize Predators as Allies, not Competitors

October 18, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

Predators like mountain lions are critical to helping slow spread of diseases like CWD
If the whole of nature is good, writes Ted Williams in this op-ed, then no part can be bad. Wolves and cougars can help curb wildlife diseases.
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